Extraosseous Osteosarcoma: A Case Report
and Review of the Literature
Apiruk Sangsin MD*,
Nuttaya Pattamapaspong MD**, Jongkolnee Settakorn MD***,
Taninnit Leerapun MD*, Dumnoensun Pruksakorn MD*
Affiliation :
* Musculoskeletal Oncology Division, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine,
Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
** Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
*** Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Extraosseous osteosarcoma (EOO) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma that produces osteoid and bone. It is sometimes
accompanied by cartilage. It is located in soft tissue without skeletal attachment. A previous study revealed that extraosseous
osteosarcoma is a chemoresistant tumor with a poor prognosis and should be distinct from osseous osteosarcoma. Out of
more than a hundred of osteosarcoma recorded during 1992 to 2012 in Chiang Mai Hospital, only one was EOO. This is
a case report of a 44-year-old Asian man who first noticed a small right thigh soft tissue mass associated with pain. MRI
reveals a heterogeneous mass in the quadriceps muscle without continuity with the bone. Wide resection of the tumor was
performed. Microscopically, the tumors composed of large size spindle shape and bizarre malignant cell with osteoid
production. After the resection, adjuvant radiation by brachytherapy technique, and chemotherapy was performed. At
postoperative 24-months follow-up, the patient was free from local recurrence and distant metastasis, compared to seven
months of median survival time for patients treated with resection alone in previous case reports.
Keywords : Extraosseous, Osteogenic Sarcoma, Soft tissue sarcoma
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